Table 1.

NGO Partner goals as articulated by Global Health Fellows

Category	Illustrative goals	Number (%) of Fellows who said this was an NGO goal
Management and planning	Strengthening management of facilities, systems, or data; process or quality improvement; strategic, organizational or human resources planning; communication or marketing plan development	20 (34%)
Training and education	Mentoring; training NGO staff; teaching students; educating community members	19 (32%)
Documentation	Writing or revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or best practices; grant writing; producing publications	17 (29%)
Evaluation	Evaluate an existing or proposed program; conduct assessment of staff	12 (20%)
Technical or scientific capacity building	Software installation, database creation, laboratory or clinic set up; and research capacity development	9 (15%)
Promotion/external Relations	Public relations; creating a development office; networking	9 (15%)

multiple goals possible in one Fellowship